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UNITED STATES 'Parrsur OFFICE.

HENRY MLLER, or PHILADELRHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW.

Application led September 22, 1926. Seria1 No. 136,906'.

VMy invention relates to windows having sliding sashes.

Windows in the upper stories of buildings and in lower stories which are a considerable e distancel above the groundy arediiiicult tol clean on the outside; the customary manner being to clean the inner side of the panes and then to sit or stand on the narrow ledge outsidethe window to clean the outer side l ofthe panes, a proceeding which is distaste-Y ful `to all women and exceedingly dangerous lfor some. v

Attempts have been made to overcome this disadvantage but the devices so far produced require specially built window frames or extensive alterations ofthe window partsV being had to the accompanying drawings,

in which o d Figure 1 is aninside elevation of an ordinary window embodying a preferred form of my invention, v j

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view of the inside of the frame, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 a similar view taken on line 4 4 of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 a perspective view of the window y shown in Figure 1, but with the sash swung into position for cleaning.

the lower sash when same is to be swung,

Figure 7 aweight stopV forming part of my invention,

Figure 8 another viewof the weight stop, and

the vright hand weight box and showing a method of installing the weight stops.

Referringnow to all the views simultaneously,.10 represents the weight boxes, 11 the sil..

A the sash 14. v

be inexpensively manufactured and Figure 6 is a hook adapted to Asuspend Figure 9 a sectional view taken throughA and 12 the lintel of an ordinary win dow inwhich lower sash 13 and-upper sash 14 are slidably mounted; the lower sash be-v ing mountedv between the inner bea-ds 15 `and parting beads 16 and the 'upper sash 14 being mounted between the parting bead 16 and the outer beadl y17. As windows of this character are so Generally well known, i

it will not be furthermdescribed. f

yIn carrying out my invention Iremove the parting beady from thev left side of the frame and substitute therefor a roundrod 18 of nearly the same diameter as the thicknessof the parting bead. The rod 18 is securedin place by having Vits ends projecting into holes bored in the lintel and sill and by a U-shaped strap secured to the casing near its center, as shown at 19 in Figures 2 and 3. Two eye pieces 20 are slipped on the rod before same is installed. One of the eye pieces is attached to the head .rail 21 and the other to the bottom rail 22 of A hole 23 is bored strip 24 of thev left hand weight box 10 to receive the enlarged portion 25 of the hook 26 and a notch, smaller in cross 'section than the diameter of the hole 23 and `of the enlarged portion 25 of the hook 26, is vformed in the left hand bead 15 to accommodate the shank ofthe hook 26. yThe hole 23 is Y bored in the casing strip 24ata point slightly above the normal position of the head Referringy now more particularly to Figures 7 8 and 9, 29 represents the body part of a weight stop in which is formed alonheld in place by nuts 33 threaded to the end of the reduced portion. is made in two preferred forms; that shown in Figures 7 and 8 has a bent handleu34 secured to one end of the body part whilein he inside casingV 'gitudinal slot 30. The reduced portion 31 rofa rod 32 is mounted in the 'slot 30 and The weight stop that shown in Figure 9 has a straight hanf dle 35 secured at or near the end of the body part. The slot 30 is provided inthe weight stops .in order that therod 32 maybe ladjusted to lit weight boxes of different shapes and sizes. Slot-s 36 are cut in the pulley piece of the righthand weight vbox slightly below the highest point to which lthe weights may be raised. and holes :areV bored Vthrough .inside casing strip and 'transverselyof f the screw eye 27.

the pulleypiece so 4as to intersect the bottom ends ofthe slots 36. The bodj,7 part'QS of a. weight support is inserted in each of these 32 are ot such length that, when turned in-V wardly, theirV ends will rest against the 1n` side ot the rear wall of the weight box an support the window weights. y

If'it is desired to dispense with the handles 54 on the inside of the window casing, a slot is cut in the edge ot the inside casing strip intersecting and extending below the hole bored 'for the body part 2l) and the handle 35 screwed into the body part 29 after same has been installed. The rod 32 is raised to a vertical position by depressing the handle 35.

rlhe right hand inside bead 15 is cut `just above the top ot the bottom bead as shown at 38 and at a point a short .distance above the top ot the bottom sash as shown at 39. Hinges 40 are connected to the cut-out portion 41 so that saine may be swung outwardly as shown in Figures 1, 4 and 9.

The right hand parting bead 16 is cut near its lower end and center at points opposite points 38 and 39 on inside bead 15 and the cut-outv portion 42Y mounted on hinges 48 :so that thisrportion may be swung` outwardly as shown in Figure 5. The hinges 43 preferably have a wire extension on one leaf andare set in grooves in the face of the pulleypiece.

` When it is desired to clean the outside ot the sash, the lower sash' 13 is raised a short distance, the hook 26 pulled to its outermost .position and the sash then lowered which will bring the hool: 26 in engagement with The cut-out portion 41 of the rightV hand bead is swung inwardly on the hinges v40 and the cut-out portion 42 swung inwardly on the hinges 43. The upper sash 14 is then pulled downwardly until the eyepiece 20, on the head'rail 21, comes in Contact with the top ot the U- shaped strap at 19 andv the bottom ot the sash strikes the stop 44, which will bring the bottoni oit the sash but aI short distance above the top ot the lower inside bead on theframe. T he sash cords 45 are then pulled outwardly until the weights are in their uppermost position and the rods 32 swung, byv means of the handles, across the weight boxes.` rIhe sash cords are then released and the'rods 32 support the weights so that the cords 45 are slack enough to allow the windows to be swung inwardly. The hook 26 and eye 27 act as a hinge at the top of the lower sash. vThe bottom oi the sash needs no hinge as it bears against the pulley piece top and bottom rails ot the upper sash 14 and encircle the rod 18 act as hinges :t'or the upper sash. In case the sash cord pulleys 46 are so looselyr mounted that there `danger otl the sash cord slipping out ot their grooves when the windows are swung invwardly, `l provide staples 47 immediatelyk below the pulleys 46 through which the sash cord-45 runs. Where it necessary to install'the staples 47, it is sometimes necessary to relieve the outside' ot the right hand stiles 'otl each sasli'in order to clear the staples when the position. i After the sashes have been cleaned, the upper sash is' swung back into position, the parting strip yportion 42 swung into place, then the lower sash swung into the trame, the weights pulled into their uppermost position and the rods 32 swung upwardly by means ot handles 34 or 35; Bead section 41 is then swung into'place, thelower sash slightly raised, the hook 26 pushed-to its innermost position and the window closed.

V] here the weight support shown in Figures 7 and 8 is used, the rod 32 is held in vits upright position by means of any suitable catch placed on the inside casing strip.

There a weight support with a handle 35V is used, the handle 35 is pushed downwardly and held in place by the bead section 41.

While I have described the parts ot myl invention as taking particular terms and have illustrated and described them as being applied to the most common type ot window, it will be readily understood that modilications might be made in the partsA and the invention adapted to different lapplications -without departing from the spirit' thereof,

and hencev I do not limit myself toV the precise construction set fort-h, but consider that I ani at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 'I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. A window includinga frame, a sliding sash counterbalanced by a weight, a socket on the sash, a hook movably mounted in the trame and adapted' to engage the rsocket,an

sash is in its uppermostv "The holding means described 'forv both'- `'with-in Vthe scope inner bea-d hinged to the frame, and means to support the weight near its uppermost position. v

2. A window including a frame, a pair of sashesoounterbalanced by weights and adapted to slide in vertical parallel grooves in both sides of the frame, a rod between one pair of the grooves, a sectional parting bead between the opposite pair of grooves, hinges attaching one of the Vparting bead sections to one side of the frame, an inner bead hinged to the same side of the `frame, and means to hinge the sashes to the opposite side of the frame.-

3. A window including a frame, a pair of sashes counterbalanced .by weights and adapted to slide in vertical parallel grooves, a rod between one pair of the grooves, a sec' tional parting bead between thel opposite pair of grooves, hinges attaching one of the parting bead sections to one side of the frame, an inner bead hinged to the same side of the frame, means to hinge the sashes to the opposite side of the frame, and means to support the weights nearvtheir uppermost positions.

4. A Window including ya frame, sashes slidably mounted in a pair of grooves Jformed in the fra-me, an inner vbead and a parting bead hinged to one side ofthe frame, a rod adapted as a parting bead and secured between the groovesl on the opposite side ofthe frame, eye pieces hinging thev upper sashV lto the rod, an eye piece secured to thetop rail of the lower sash, and a hook movably mounted in the frame and adapted to engage the eye piece on the lower sash. 5.y A window including a frame, saslies Aslidably mounted in a pair of grooves formed in the frame, an inner `bead and a parting bead hin ed to one side of the frame, a rod between t e grooves on the opposite Vside ofthe frame, eye pieces hinging the means to support the weights near their uppermost positions.

6; In 4oombinationvwith awindow ofthe class described, a weight supporting memi vber having a body part with a slot therein, aweight supporting member mounted in the slot, and a handle secured to the body part.

7 Adjustable means adapted to be positioned in combination with a window frame for supporting a sash weight in a desired position independent of the position of the sash.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

- HENRY MLLER. 

